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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
all
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From this reading And this was all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
brick
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this slight colour-memory had followed him all through his wanderings.
charge
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
chimneys
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
circus
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
cloud
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
colour-memory
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From this reading But this slight colour-memory had followed him all through his wanderings.
Continent
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
country
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
crossed
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
days
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
Dieppe
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
dreariness
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
emerge
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
emigrated
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
escape
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
felt
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
followed
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From this reading But this slight colour-memory had followed him all through his wanderings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
GOOSE
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
green
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But this slight colour-memory had followed him all through his wanderings.
Haven
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But this slight colour-memory had followed him all through his wanderings.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But this slight colour-memory had followed him all through his wanderings.
horizon
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
joined
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
like
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
line
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
lions
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
Manchester
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
mountains
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
New
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
nine
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
out
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
overwhelming
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
parents
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
pearl-coloured
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
remembered
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
showing
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
sixteen
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
slight
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From this reading But this slight colour-memory had followed him all through his wanderings.
smoke
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From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was all.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But this slight colour-memory had followed him all through his wanderings.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
travelling
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
trees
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
undulating
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
vapours
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
wanderings
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From this reading But this slight colour-memory had followed him all through his wanderings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this was all.
way
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From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His parents had emigrated to Manchester when he was nine, and when he was sixteen he felt that he must escape from Manchester, from the overwhelming dreariness of the brick chimneys and their smoke cloud.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
WILD
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From this reading THE WILD GOOSE He remembered a green undulating country out of which the trees seemed to emerge like vapours, and a line of pearl-coloured mountains showing above the horizon on fine days.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had joined a travelling circus on its way to the Continent, and he crossed with it from New Haven to Dieppe in charge of the lions.
